Sam Wok

An uncovered pail of sauce had foreign debris in it.
*Cardboard boxes were observed being used to store food.
**A live bug and an unidentifiable foreign object was observed in a container of cooked beef

High-risk (perishable) food is being held at room temperature for more than 1/2 hour.
Two large containers of raw meats were observed on a countertop at 14C and 18C respectively.
*Two boxes of raw whole-shell eggs were being stored at room temperature in the dry storage room.

Cooked ‘hot’ food is not being chilled rapidly.
Large masses of cooked (hot) foods are being improperly cooled at room temperature before refrigeration or during refrigerated storage.
A pot of soup was observed on the floor at a temperature of 25C.
(a) Inedible or unfit for human consumption foods were found in the food establishment.
*Rotten vegetables were observed in one of the refrigerators.
Insanitary and/or inappropriate food packaging is in use.
**Black garbage bags were used to cover foods in one of the refrigerators

The executive officer was hindered while performing tests, taking photographs and/or making recordings in respect to the public place.

Souce: Capital Health Restaurant Inspection: 22/10/2008

The target clientele of this restaurant seems to be teenagers visiting after partying on Whyte Avenue until the wee hours of the morning. Fast and greasy Chinese food… equivalent to the satisfaction one gets from a Big Mac, is what you get here.

This is not “refined” dining. It’s a bit grubby (not very clean) here, the service is poor, and the food is marginal.

For “real Chinese food”, I can highly recommend the Golden Rice Bowl Restaurant at 5365 Gateway Boulevard (www.goldenricebowl.ca). The food is authentic there, the place is clean & classy, and it’s very popular (good sign that people agree with me!)… Check out my review of the Golden Rice Bowl (GRB) on this site. Vue Weekly (Edmonton publication) rated GRB as having “Best Dim Sum, 2008”, and the Edmonton Journal gave it a great review. See http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/story.html?id=035bce58-7b86-4eab-a63b-0aea79037862

We tried the HK style breakfast there. Nice to have such breakfast but I find the fried noodles too oily. Food quality is average.

Best take out Chinese in town and super fast!! Sit down is clean but small, good for hanging out with friends.

Pick up only
Address listed is wrong, its 101 – 7915 104st, beside the Blockbuster